Tori Spelling has been rushed to the hospital amid fears she may have contracted the highly contagious Enterovirus, MailOnline can reveal.

As MailOnline reported earlier, the 41-year-old True Tori star has been neglecting her health, refusing to take time off to have two much-needed surgeries.

Now, according to a source, she's become so rundown that she had to be rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center suffering from respiratory problems, and a horrible cough. Doctors feared it might even be a case of Enterovirus D68.

'Tori was not only admitted to the hospital, she was put under quarantine and neither Dean nor the children are allowed anywhere near her for fear she may have contracted the contagious non-polio Enterovirus,' says a source.

Sick! Tori was looking piqued last week. She was spotted leaving a medical building. Now she has been hospitalized and doctors suspect she may have enterovirus

Quarantine: Tori has been placed in quarantine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles

'She's had a cough and low grade fever for more than a week now, but refused to see a doctor. She’s been filming her show, and she and Dean worked hard on a birthday bash last weekend for their daughter Hattie, so Tori wasn’t about to call off the party because she didn’t feel well.

‘Tori has been feeling sick for at least a week,’ adds the source. “She was coughing and complained of being short - winded. She had a fever, but when it skyrocketed past 101 this weekend, Dean insisted she go to the Emergency Room where doctors quickly admitted her.’

Although school-aged children are the ones most at risk for the virus, adults can also come down with the nasty respiratory illness.

Currently there is an outbreak of Enterovirus in 46 states, including California, and more than 800 cases have been diagnosed, with at least seven deaths being reported.

Gratitude: On Monday evening Tori showed appreciation for her fans' well wishes by tweeting a thank you for their 'love & support'

Where's mommy? Tori is not able to see her husband Dean or her kids until doctors confirm the diagnosis

Most cases start with the common cold symptoms of runny nose and cough, and some, but not all cases, will also present with a fever. In more severe cases, the patient will experience difficulty in breathing, or wheezing. As of October 4th there have been seven deaths linked to the virus, including one in New Jersey and one in Rhode Island.

‘Doctors are currently running tests,’ says the source. ‘And they hope to have a diagnosis as soon as possible. But in the meantime, they have Tori quarantined and are not letting anyone see her, especially her four children, who would be highly susceptible to the virus.

There is currently no vaccine for the virus, and there is really no specific treatment, doctors only treat symptoms. Patients usually recover completely and some of those infected with the virus do require hospitalization.

WHAT IS ENTEROVIRUS EV-D68? SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEADLY STRAIN

Enteroviruses, which bring on symptoms like a very intense cold, aren't unusual and peak usually in September into fall.

They usually resemble a bad cold, but this particular strain has become worrisome for parents across the US after a number of fatalities among children

What is proving so worrisome about this particular strain?

ED-D68 was first identified in the 1960s and is uncommon, but has been cropping up in recent years in Georgia, Pennsylvania and abroad in Japan and the Netherlands.

However, the bottom line is that experts cannot explain why it is has flared so dramatically this year.

They also cannot explain why it is proving so virulent.

Signs and symptoms

ED-D68 begins as a cold, with coughing, fever and wheezing.

The virus can cause breathing difficulties but most recover well after a week.

How serious is it?

While experts have said that in theory some cases can become so severe they result in death, many of the EV-D68 infections 'will be mild and self-limited, requiring only symptomatic treatment,' according to the Missouri health agency said.

How can infection be prevented?

This particular enterovirus is spread through bodily contact. Making children far more susceptible.

Health officials have said there is not much that can be done about it other than washing hands with soap and disinfecting surfaces.